Trading up: South Douglas Road, Cork €350,000

Like the buses coming in clusters, homes and resales are fast and furious at Rathmore Lawn, off Cork city’s South Douglas Road a spot near the Briar Rose Bar, and due to host a neighbours’ street party at the end of this September.

One of these estate house which was tucked away in a cul de sac section, with great long back gardens, recently made over €400k after hectic bidding; another, facing due southcame to market last month at €335,000 with agent Kevin O’Sullivan, and now Tom Woodward (who has sold several other Rathmore homes) prices No 25/Villa Deslyn, at €350,000 and has it under swift offer.

It’s had lots of the “heavy lifting” done in recent times, has a retiled roof and reinsulated attic, has been underpinned and drains have been replaced, and now any other changes will be discretionary in any new ownership (it’s an executor sale.)